thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
disaster; calamity; misfortune
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
bright red; crimson lotus flower
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reason; cause; circumstances
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to bury; to embed; to implant
gem; jewel; precious stone
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)